'Tokyo, Apr. 17 Starting tomorrow, restaurants in the Tokyo prefecture' will observe! two meatless days a month, and] Butchers and dealers of foodstuffs containing meat will suspend business four times a month, in accordance with a decision of the Metropolitan' Police Board, says the "Asahi."
According to instructions issued by the Board, every second, eighth, 18th and 26th days of the month should be holidays" for.butchers, and every eighth and 28th days of the month should be meatless days for restaur~ ants.
'Any dish containing meat, however small in quantity, cannot be sold on' meatless days. Sales of ham, bacon and sausages are also prohibited on. butchers' holidays.
The police authorities have warned housewives against cornering meat fon days before, meatless days—Reuter.
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